Running on the Roof of the World

Name: Running on the Roof of the World
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Jess Butterworth
ISBN: 9781501990250

Author: Jess Butterworth

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 4 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/01/2018

Categories: Children's Fiction, Regional Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

A story of adventure, survival, courage, and hope, set in the vivid Himalayan landscape of Tibet and India. In this contemporary story, Tash lives in Tibet, where as a practicing Buddhist she must follow many rules to avoid the wrath of the occupying Chinese soldiers. Lately, things have been relatively peaceful, as long as Tash and her family hide their religion and don't mention its leader, the Dalai Lama. The quiet is ruptured when a man publicly sets himself on fire in protest. Soldiers break into Tash's house and seize her parents. She narrowly escapes, and soon she and her best friend, Sam, along with two borrowed yaks, flee across the mountains, where they face blizzards, hunger, a treacherous landscape, and the threat of discovery and capture. It's a long, dangerous trip to the Indian border and safety-and not every member of the group will survive. This page-turning high adventure introduces young readers to a fascinating part of the world and the threat to its people's religious freedom. Running on the Roof of the World will appeal to fans of such topical survival adventure stories as A Long Walk to Water and Never Fall Down.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie on June 08, 2017

This is a great debut: a race for safety set against a fraught political backdrop of protests and arrests in occupied Tibet. Tash and Sam must escape across the mountains after a protest leads to their families being captured by the army. The prose is short, sharp and choppy - but beautiful and evoc......more

Goodreads review by Dave on July 06, 2021

I had no idea what this book was about, but as I am in a group of English teachers who are reading for teaching about the environment, the group suggested we read this children’s book (ages 9-12) and since I saw it only took 3 or so hours to listen to, I did it. It’s no fault of the book that I disc......more

Goodreads review by Mrs G on October 15, 2017

Loved this! Unusual setting, likeable characters, short chapters and a page-turner of a story. Loved the chapter title-pages too. I think this would be perfect for UKS2.......more

Goodreads review by A.P. on April 07, 2021

A good strong story with good detail and an enjoyable read. I do think that the scale of the journey as well as the landscape could have been expanded on. The depth and size of this, I feel, escaped the reader. I have to say though the first-person perspective was done with great effect. I would rea......more

Goodreads review by Mathew on January 31, 2019

Living under the rule of a Chinese occupation, twelve-year old Tashi sees her parents taken away from her small Tibetan home. Suspected of being involved in an underground revolution to overthrow this rule or, at the very least inform the outside world of what is going on, Tashi’s parents find thems......more